Township government · Perry County, OH

Thorn Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Thorn Township took in $1.5 million and spent $520 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%Fines and other12%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

15%

of Thorn Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes88%

Property tax
72%$1.1 million
Other taxes
15%$229 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$176 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$37 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.3%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
0.3%$4 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$173 thousand
Fines
0.7%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt5.2%

What stands out

19%

of Thorn Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$255 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$255 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$137 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Thorn Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Thorn Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.